Tennessee women’s basketball has had a pair of players named preseason All-SEC by the league’s coaches.
Lady Vol Senior guard/forward Rae Burrell was named to the first team and Junior center Tamari Key earned second team honors. Burrell was also named to the first team by the media last week.
Burrell was an All-SEC Second Team performer in 2020-21, averaging 16.8 points and 4.6 rebound per game while hitting double figures in 22 of 25 contests.
Key, meanwhile, averaged 8.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game in 2020-21, while shooting 62.8 percent from the field and earning a spot on the SEC All-Defensive Team. She ranked 11th in the NCAA in blocks (72) and blocks per game (2.9) and was second in the SEC.
The Lady Vols were picked to finish third in the SEC by the league’s coaches.
COACHES’ PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
ORDER OF FINISH
1. South Carolina
2. Texas A&M
3. Tennessee
4. Georgia
5. Kentucky
6. Ole Miss
7. Arkansas
8. LSU
9. Mississippi State
10. Missouri
11. Florida
12. Alabama
13. Auburn
14. Vanderbilt
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM
Lavender Briggs, Florida
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
Khayla Pointer, LSU
Shakira Austin, Ole Miss
Rickea Jackson, Mississippi State
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Rae Burrell, Tennessee
ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM
Amber Ramirez, Arkansas
Kiara Smith, Florida
Que Morrison, Georgia
Jenna Staiti, Georgia
Aijha Blackwell, Missouri
Destanni Henderson, South Carolina
Tamari Key, Tennessee
Jordan Nixon, Texas A&M
Kayla Wells, Texas A&M
